Mastering sound teaching techniques «will be far more productive
than being firm of convictions, committed to a strategy, and, in the end, beaten by the reality of what lies inside the classroom door in the toughest
neighborhoods of our cities and towns,» says Lemov.
Ultimately, Forest City's
master plan calls for 12,000 homes and apartments, as well as the development of more
than 13 million sq. ft. of new commercial space that will be complemented by regional and
neighborhood parks and open space.